Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition and Learning Strategies

This is the first book in Macedonia that deals with learning strategies and more specifically with vocabulary learning strategies. It introduces the relevance of vocabulary learning in learning English as a foreign language and attempts to raise students' awareness regarding the existence of a variety of strategies in learning new words in English. In addition, the book gives a survey of relevant research on vocabulary learning strategies, describes the procedure of the empirical research and research instruments. The results of the empirical research will serve as a basis for further studies on Vocabulary Learning Strategies.

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Ass. Prof. Brikena Xhaferi obtained her Master degree from the University of Indiana, Bloomington (USA) and her PhD degree from the Alpen Adria University in Klagenfurt. Her research interests include English language teaching methodology and second language acquisition. She teaches at the South East European University Tetovo, Macedonia.